Jason Ko

“One light feeds another. One strong family lends strength to more. One engaged community can ignite those around it. This is the power of the light we carry.”
― Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

“Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always a drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow, even if that faith is not always deserved.”
― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky

“So while once we asked: How could we
possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert: How could catastrophe
possibly prevail over us?”
― Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

“To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one’s partner.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom